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Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile
Soundtrack by Shady Records
Released	October 29, 2002
Recorded	2001-2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	68:19
Label	Shady, Aftermath, Interscope, UMG Soundtracks
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Entertainment Weekly (B-); RapReviews.com (7.5/10) link;
More Music from 8 Mile cover
Eminem chronology

Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture 8 Mile is the official music soundtrack to the 2002 movie 8 Mile, starring Eminem, who raps on five of the tracks on this soundtrack. It was released under the Shady/Interscope label.

[edit] Album Information

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart that year with over 702,000 copies sold, and finished the year as the fifth best-selling album of 2002 with US sales of 3.2 million, despite only two months of release. It also reached #1 on the UK Compilations Charhe Australian ARIAnet Albums Chart. It featured Eminem's worldwide chart-topping single, "Lose Yourself". It also spawned a follow up soundtrack, More Music from 8 Mile, consisting of songs that appear in 8 Mile that were current singles during the film's time setting of 1995. The album was also made in a clean edition removing most of the strong profanity and violent content. It is fairly consistent censorship compared to most of Eminem's other albums. Some of the songs like "Adrenaline Rush" where the word "fuck" is used 34 times are hard to understand due to the heavy editing. However, the version of 50 Cent's "Wanksta" is less censored here than it is on "Get Rich or Die Tryin'". In "Rap Game", "White House" and "Cheney" is censored in verse 2, performed by Eminem, when he says "I pipe down, when the White House is wiped out / When I see that little Cheney dyke get sniped out".

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lose Yourself" (by Eminem)	^{J. Bass, L. Resto, M. Mathers}	Eminem, Luis Resto, Jeff Bass	5:20
2.	"Love Me" (by Eminem, Obie Trice and 50 Cent)	^{C. Jackson, S. King, M. Mathers, L. Resto, O. Trice}	Eminem	4:30
3.	"8 Mile" (by Eminem)	^{M. Mathers, L. Resto}	Eminem	6:00
4.	"Adrenaline Rush" (by Obie Trice)	^{A. Thelusma, O. Trice}	Red Spyda	3:48
5.	"Places to Go" (by 50 Cent)	^{C. Jackson, M. Mathers, L. Resto}	Eminem	4:15
6.	"Rap Game" (by D12 and 50 Cent)	^{V. Carlisle, D. Holton, R. Johnson, M. Mathers, O. Moor, D. Porter, L. Resto}	Denaun Porter, Eminem	5:53
7.	"8 Miles and Runnin'" (by Jay-Z and Freeway)	^{S. Carter, M. Mathers, L. Pridgen, L. Resto}	Eminem	4:08
8.	"Spit Shine" (by Xzibit)	^{A. Joiner, D. Porter}	Denaun Porter	3:39
9.	"Time of My Life" (by Macy Gray)	^{M. Elizondo, M. Gray, D. Ross}	D. Ross, J. Gamble, Mike Elizondo	4:21
10.	"U Wanna Be Me" (by Nas)	^{N. Jones, C. Thompson}	Chucky Thompson, Nas	3:50
11.	"Wanksta" (by 50 Cent)	^{M. Clervoix, J.B. Freeman, C. Jackson}	J. Freeman, Sha Money XL	3:38
12.	"Wastin' My Time" (by Boomkat)	^{T. Manning, K. Manning}	K. Manning, M. Pradler	3:37
13.	"R.A.K.I.M." (by Rakim)	^{W. Griffith, L. E. King, D. Porter}	Denaun Porter	4:23
14.	"That's My Nigga fo' Real" (by Young Zee)	^{D. Battle, D. Ross}	D. Ross, J. Gamble	4:45
15.	"Battle" (soundtrack version) (by Gang Starr)	^{J.R. Baxter, P. Chapman, K. Elam, K. Holley, A. Johnson, N. Jones, Chris E. Martin, K. Mochita, S. Moltke, M. Williams}	DJ Premier, Guru	2:56
16.	"Rabbit Run" (by Eminem)	^{M. Mathers, L. Resto}	Eminem, Luis Resto	3:10

Bonus tracks

#	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rap Name" (by Obie Trice)	Eminem	5:02
2.	"Stimulate" (by Eminem)	Eminem	5:03
3.	"'Till I Collapse" (freestyle) (by 50 Cent)	Eminem	1:26
4.	"Gangsta" (by Joe Beast, additional vocals by Snoop Dogg)	Mel-Man	3:35
5.	"California" (by Brooklyn)	not applicable	3:05
6.	"Rap Game" (by Shaunta)	not applicable	3:27

More Music from 8 Mile

"Shook Ones Pt. II" by Mobb Deep — 5:26
"Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G. — 5:11
"Gotta Get Mine" by MC Breed and 2Pac — 4:18
"Feel Me Flow" by Naughty by Nature — 3:34
"Player's Ball" by OutKast — 4:21
"Get Money" by Junior M.A.F.I.A. — 4:34
"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" by Method Man and Mary J. Blige — 3:45
"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" by Ol' Dirty Bastard — 2:41
"Bring the Pain" by Method Man — 3:09
"C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan — 4:12
"Runnin'" by The Pharcyde — 4:56
"Survival of the Fittest" by Mobb Deep — 3:43
"Temptations" by 2Pac — 5:00
"Unbelievable" by The Notorious B.I.G — 3:40

[edit] Songs missing from "More Music from 8 Mile"

Here is a list of songs that appear in the movie, but are absent from the "More Music from 8 Mile" soundtrack:

Onyx: "Last Dayz"
O.C.: "Time's Up"
Lynyrd Skynyrd: "Sweet Home Alabama"
Cypress Hill: "Insane in the Brain"
Montell Jordan: "This Is How We Do It"
South Central Cartel: "Gang Stories"
The Notorious B.I.G.: "Who Shot Ya?"
Showbiz & AG: "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)"
Junior M.A.F.I.A.: "Player's Anthem"

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Billboard 200	1
2003	Billboard 200
2003	Australian ARIA Albums Chart

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2002	"Lose Yourself"	The Billboard Hot 100	1
	"Lose Yourself"	Modern Rock Tracks	14
	"Lose Yourself"	Hot Rap Tracks	2
	"Lose Yourself"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	4
2003	"Wanksta"	The Billboard Hot 100	13
	"Wanksta"	Hot Rap Tracks	3
	"Wanksta"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	4
	"8 Mile"	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	54

Preceded by Shaman by Santana	Billboard 200 number-one album (First Run) November 10, 2002 - November 23, 2002	Succeeded by The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse by Jay-Z
Preceded by Up! by Shania Twain	Billboard 200 number-one album (Second Run) January 5, 2003 - January 18, 2003	Succeeded by Come Away with Me by Norah Jones
Preceded by Let Go by Avril Lavigne	Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album January 27 - February 9, 2003	Succeeded by Come Away with Me by Norah Jones